The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-06
JOSS IN NEW YORK CITY.
HOW xWlN COON. THB MrgHTT, ~
OUARTERED AMON0 U1.

Uis Pvavsts 0savtsrs In naess street shsrea
~ . Chrtss,es sssdaY neheei-Censuities
ths oed Aseut . Laundry vssture--Ths
Pebble ssa Rather shesp Jess 81 Chst.
i hss ssusre-whst . 9eeA Sess cests.
! The spectacle Of Christian church services
going on In one end Of . moderately sized
double room and pagan rites In honor OF Q
heather Idol In tho other end Ii one Of the odd
features which New York; cosmopolitan life
prsssnta Both services are conducted with
great sarnestnesa The Christians sing hymns
and pray. and their preacher takes his text
from the Bible, and teaches Christ and Him
erueined. The psgans ten feet away bow
down before Q eorGeously gilded shrine.
and make their prayers to . very hideous
and pudgy god. painted on rice paper, and by
eMer!nSs 0! vine cad orange peal ana other
Celestial delicacies beforehim. They ukewise
burn innum bsrabls incense tapers before him
md candles OF scented wax. and they AJAX his
opinion with reversnt solsmnity before they
undertake any important step. Both oongrs-
eations arc 10 sntire and friendly accord, and
10 on with their respective rites with courte-
ous caution not to disturb one the other. Just
low this curious spectacle would have i'm.
dressed our respectable Puritan ancestors It 10
hot difioult to guess, and any one who wants
TO see how II affects him individually can do 30
on almost any Sunday By calling around at 10
Mott street.
Yet before going there II is Just as we'll to
have pull" with some Chinaman OF iniu-
enos among his people. Wong Chin Foo is o
GOOD man to see. The Cinnamon like Wong
Chin Foo. because he is very bright and
clever specimen Of their race. and he speaks
the English language with an accuracy which
fairly startos you, coming from his strongly
typical face Wong is rather busy Just now.
s.nsz - tra
men TO look out for. q special mission to smash
Denis Kearney. who some people NAV not
know. Is now raging up and down Manhattan
Island like roaring sand lotter. seeking what
Cinnamon he may devour. At least that seems
TO be tho impression OF some Of the Cinnamon.
They were unusually suspicious and sulky yes
terday. and oil totally struck dumb SO far a.
the English Language is concerned. whom an
effort was made to obtain access to the Con-
fuoio- Christian place OF worship But Wong
Chin Foo explained this:
"You see. ever since the Kearney came
around" he said, our people are suspecting
some Of his games every moment. Some OF
his emissaries actually have been prowling
about among the Chinese within few days
trying TO nose out something to make fuss
who takes any special interest In their haunts
4 . Kearney smissary In disRuise"
But whom this suspicion 10 removed It is easy
enough to get access to the Joss room. 1t
doesn't matter how cold the weather 10. or how
generally dlsagrseable It 10. the sidewalks Of
Mott street. and the roadway itself arc always
filed With Obinamen. The ability Of these in
lsrssting additions TO our society to stand
stock still wherever they happen to atop. and
b whatever position they happen to stop. and
a.; 'sS'I -s so = sss' e 20
srSa, numberS Of these indisorimins teiy scat
tpred figures. who slways seem as though .
olight jar would joatle them over, and whom
you get to the steps Of No. 10 you find generally
1 group OF them staying patiently. just where
they seem to have been put Tho steps are
sids shsrs l. no hand railing. and nothing but
SVsr 40 DMo sS.on .|s "s..v s9af When ths
weather 10 anything like ane there 10 generally
Chinsman sitting on the top OF these stops In
ochair whiob seems TO have got there By. 40
0ldent He ID . fat and shiny.faoed China.
man. and bis obliaue littls, eyes are staring OF
5pto Q dreamy vacancy. Not the slightest In
3n.tion that he 10 aware Of your s!istsnee
ss 20 70 6 III FAR as hs
English language 70 CONCERNED. is as utterly
blank - bis sleek face. When spoken to he
merely turns his lazy eyes upon you 80 though
you were part OF the street scenery and he
Noticed you a. SUCH but the interest he took
IN you was 80 very moderate a. to DO hardly
worth mentioning at all. He sees you enter
the hallway with tho same Indifference with
which he saw you mount the steps.